Dragan SAKOTA (SCG)

"I saw Argentina play like this before the Olympics and they won the gold medal"
Serbia & Montenegro coach Dragan Sakota won't be fooled into thinking Argentina may struggle after a bad loss in a friendly.


"The biggest thing is the physicality of play, they can touch, they can hold, they can push"
Team USA assistant coach Mike D'Antoni on how players must make adjustments ot officiating in international basketball.


"In the second half, we were able to get a better defensive rhythm, open the game up and run the fastbreak"
Spain coach Pepu Hernandez after his team's 96-85 come-from-behind triumph over Slovenia.


"There are a lot of things we can learn from this game but I felt that my players did a great job, especially on the outside, but we forgot their players on the inside"
Slovenia coach Ales Pipan after his side's defeat to Spain.


"They are a gifted team, are very competitive and have integrated the under-20s into their team"
Italy coach Carlo Recalcati on fellow FIBA World Championship side Turkey.


"The only diference is that our squad is younger. We can achieve a better classification than we did in the last World Championship and Olympics. We can do it."
Angola's promising Olimpio Cipriano.